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Two Villages

Two Villages

Walking is something that people enjoy. However, when one is walking we just walk to get from one place to another. It is rare for someone…
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@Flores09
Field Guide to Avondale

Field Guide to Avondale

My map and walking tour was based on my neighborhood named Avondale that I’ve lived in since I was born. Since I lived in this…
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Abby_100
A field guide of Glen Ellyn

A field guide of Glen Ellyn

So, we begin like about three quarters of my walks, starting from my home. My house is located in a calm neighborhood in the Southeast…
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Hector Herrera
A Field Guide To New Neighborhood

A Field Guide To New Neighborhood

When I was around six years old, my family would move around a lot. The reasons depended a lot, it was usually because the place was too…
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Mariana Perez
Week 5

Week 5

One’s gender greatly affects their experience and ability to walk. If you are a woman you must keep in mind where you are walking and what…
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Robo
The Physicality of our world; how it changes, and how we connect to it

The Physicality of our world; how it changes, and how we connect to it

Preface:
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Javier Romano
Heaven’s Harbor

Heaven’s Harbor

The first thing people think about for why people go on walks is to clear one’s mind, but over the course of Discover Chicago the ideas of…
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Robo
Final

Final

It is important that we as people are able to maintain a healthy lifestyle, not just physically but mentally too. One of the best ways…
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ssherwi2
The Untapped Freedom of Park Ridge

The Untapped Freedom of Park Ridge

Though the area of unincorporated Park Ridge goes unnoticed, it is anything but quaint or quiet. This place is where crossroads meet, both…
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ashah108

Week 6 October 19

In “Cities Belong to Us,” Hollis cites Henri Lefebvre’s idea of “the right to the city.” How is “the right to the city” defined in the…
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Alexander Sanchez
Carlie Curtis-Final

Carlie Curtis-Final

When our class started discussing our final project I really had no idea what I was going to do for it. I got the idea of doing a map of…
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Carlie Curtis
Field Guide- Michigan Ave & Milwaukee Ave post looting

Field Guide- Michigan Ave & Milwaukee Ave post looting

N Michigan Avenue — Magnificant Mile:
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Nathalia Gomez
The Irving Park Grind Line

The Irving Park Grind Line

(A Field Guide to Chicago Coffee Shops)
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Chris Carlozo
“Human beings evolved to move at a pace of three miles an hour, breathing easily, hands free…

“Human beings evolved to move at a pace of three miles an hour, breathing easily, hands free…

While walking through my neighborhood I realized almost every single eating place that is walking distance of my house is a fast food…
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Melissa Hernandez
Sunrises and Sunsets

Sunrises and Sunsets

When I was young my whole family and I took a trip to Mexico to go visit my grandpa. We went to the beach because one of my grandfather’s…
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Amy Gomez
Final Walk

Final Walk

What I have learned from this process is the art of walking. Walking is more than just something that people do on an ordinary base, it is…
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Christian Isho
Back of The Yards: Lifestyle of My Neighborhood.

Back of The Yards: Lifestyle of My Neighborhood.

I have lived in the Back of The Yards neighborhood my entire life. The neighborhood is located on the Southside of Chicago. Every…
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Alexander Sanchez
A Community Gathering

A Community Gathering

For many of us the definition of a neighborhood can be many things. It’s a place we can call home, it’s where our friends and family live…
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Prasanna Bharatia
Wandering Your Place: a multimedia essay

Wandering Your Place: a multimedia essay

At 11:50 am on October 7 I decide to drive to the Glen Crest Middle School to go for a walk starting from there. When pulling out of my…
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Hector Herrera
A Field Guide to Empty Storefronts

A Field Guide to Empty Storefronts

My town is a pretty good town. Being right in the middle of Southern California, it’s close to many of California’s famous cities and…
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Scott Davis
Walking Through “Dead” Memories

Walking Through “Dead” Memories

There are always two sides to an argument, and in thinking of the rhetoric for this essay I proved that to myself multiple times. I could…
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Paul Bocchieri
Winter Walk: Freezes the Hands, but Warms the Soul

Winter Walk: Freezes the Hands, but Warms the Soul

Donovan Armstrong
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Donovan Armstrong
wandering your place essay-

wandering your place essay-

7:00 AM: I stepped outside of my house, stood still, and took in my surroundings. It was a sunny morning but clouds had just started soon…
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Nathalia Gomez

Local History Essay (extra labor)

Diverse, alive, home. These three words are what I use to describe Rogers Park, a neighborhood located in Chicago’s far north side. During…
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Prasanna Bharatia
Once More, On the Brink

Once More, On the Brink

(11/20 Extra Walk – 3:00PM – 4:15PM)
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Chris Carlozo
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